Movie Review: The Brain that Wouldn’t Die (1962) directed by Joseph Green The father/son surgical team of Dr. Cortner (Bruce Brightner) and Dr. Bill Cortner (Jason Evers) has just saved a patient with a radical technique involving direct brain stimulation, but this does not sit well with the older Cortner. He disapproves of human experimentation, wanting… Continue reading Movie Review: The Brain that Wouldn’t Die
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Manga Review: Phantom Tales of the Night 4
Manga Review: Phantom Tales of the Night 4 by Matsuri Butterfly runs a noodle stand as a front for his real job, greeting guests for the Owner of Murakumo Inn. It’s not your standard inn, welcoming both human and non-human guests. There is a price for staying, however…your darkest secrets. A frequent visitor to the… Continue reading Manga Review: Phantom Tales of the Night 4
Magazine Review: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1953
Magazine Review: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1953 edited by Ellery Queen If you’re not picky about condition, you can find a lot of cool old magazines for very reasonable prices, like say a dollar for this 1950s EQMM. At this time, editor Frederic Dannay still used his pen name of Ellery Queen on the… Continue reading Magazine Review: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1953
Manga Review: Princess Jellyfish 03
Manga Review: Princess Jellyfish 03 by Akiko Higashimura Quick recap: The all-women apartment building Amamizu-kan, home to jellyfish-obsessed artist Tsukimi and her nerdy friends, is threatened by gentrification. They have a champion in the person of Kuranosuke, a prominent politician’s black sheep son who likes to dress in women’s clothing (and looks really good doing… Continue reading Manga Review: Princess Jellyfish 03
Book Review: The Complete Stories of Robert Bloch Volume 3
Book Review: The Complete Stories of Robert Bloch Volume 3 by Robert Bloch Robert Bloch (1917-1994) was a prolific author of horror, science fiction and mystery works. (You may have seen, read or at least heard of Psycho.) This volume, originally “Selected Stories” and by no means complete, features 39 stories published between 1960 and… Continue reading Book Review: The Complete Stories of Robert Bloch Volume 3
Book Review: The Case of the Fenced-In Woman | Inspector West Takes Charge
Book Review: The Case of the Fenced-In Woman by Erle Stanley Gardner | Inspector West Takes Charge by John Creasey These two books were bound together as a Detective Book Club selection and thus I am reviewing them together. The Case of the Fenced-In Woman: While Perry Mason is best known for defending innocent people accused… Continue reading Book Review: The Case of the Fenced-In Woman | Inspector West Takes Charge
Manga Review: Voice Over! Seiyu Academy, Vol. 2
Manga Review: Voice Over! Seiyu Academy, Vol. 2 by Maki Minami Quick recap: Hime Kino wants to be a seiyuu (voice actor) and play one of the heroines on the long running magical girl show Lovely Blazer. Standing between her and this goal is her voice, which sounds more like someone doing their best raspy Batman imitation. … Continue reading Manga Review: Voice Over! Seiyu Academy, Vol. 2
Manga Review: Death Note Tome 10
Manga Review: Death Note Tome 10 Story by Tsugumi Ohba, Art by Takeshi Obata Warning: This review spoils earlier events in the series, including major plot twists. I’ll let you know when that starts happening with a SPOILERS announcement. The life of a shinigami (death spirit) is pretty boring. You sit around the shinigami realm all… Continue reading Manga Review: Death Note Tome 10
Manga Review: Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon
Manga Review: Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon by Shigeru Mizuki Quick recap: Kitaro is the last surviving member of the Ghost Tribe, a once populous group of yokai (Japanese spirits/monsters.) His father lives on in the form of an eyeball and advises the young fellow. Together with his untrustworthy friend Nezumi-Otoko (“Rat-Man”) and sometimes other friendly monsters, Kitaro… Continue reading Manga Review: Kitaro Meets Nurarihyon
Comic Book Review: Essential Defenders Vol. 6
Comic Book Review: Essential Defenders Vol. 6 written (mostly) by J.M. DeMatteis, Pencils by Don Perlin The Defenders are one of Marvel Comics’ more oddball teams, beginning with a line-up of Doctor Strange, Hulk, Silver Surfer and the Sub-Mariner, four of Marvel’s most powerful characters who did not belong to other teams. After a couple… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Essential Defenders Vol. 6